Аннотация:
In the current decade, electricity consumption will increase by more than 16%. The main resources for electricity generation are oil – 2.53%; gas – 22.9%; coal – 35.98%; nuclear industry – 9.84%; hydraulic power regeneration – 15.01%; renewable sources – 12.85%; other – 0.89%. This causes global warming of the planet
due to greenhouse gases increased emissions into the atmosphere. A resource capable to cover the thermal
energy field’s balance is the nuclear energy. To compare the resources’ polluting capacity, it is necessary to
introduce a general indicator that takes into account their properties. This study proposes an integrated approach based on the formation of groups of indicators reflecting greenhouse gas emissions; power consumption; economic activity, air quality, etc. For comparison needs, all indicators are normalized in dimensionless
form and compiled with reference to their specific weight. Calculations of the pollution index for fossil resources and nuclear energy, carried out using this algorithm proved that the nuclear power, with a careful
consideration of all possible polluting radionuclides (11 components), exceeds this indicator for gas by 22%,
but is lower than ciphers for coal and oil by 36 and 26%, respectively. For two latters only 3 specific components
being taken into account. Therefore, it seems advisable to use the considered complex indicator of environmental pollution to assess the resource safety level for electricity generation.
